By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph’s Tessa Walker placed third on Friday (Sept. 1) in the eighth-grade girls’ division of the Chrisman Junior High Cowchip Classic cross-country meet. Walker’s 2-mile time was 13 minutes, 12.1 seconds. Teammate Avarie Dietiker was 10th individually in 14:29.9. There were no team scores in […]
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Roland finishes second for No. 2 runners at Cowchip Classic
By Fred Kroner Heritage freshman Clark Roland finished second on Saturday (Sept. 2) in the flighted race for No. 2 runners in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic cross-country race. Roland’s 3-mile time was 17 minutes, 26.2 seconds. The Hawks did not have enough runners to be scored as a team. The […]
Hawks place fifth at Altamont Volleyball Invitational
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks bounced back from a slow start on Saturday (Sept. 2) and won the fifth-place match in the Altamont Volleyball Invitational. In pool play, Heritage lost to Nokomis (21-11, 21-12) and then tied both Vandalia (21-16, 17-21) and Altamont (21-15, 23-25). The Hawks then topped […]
Oakwood Golf competes at Danville Invitational
By Fred Kroner Rowdy Vick-Phelps and Alex Silha posted the best scores for Oakwood on Friday (Sept. 1) in the Danville Golf Invitational at Turtle Run Golf Course. They each shot 128s. Oakwood will return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 5) at Harrison Park against Westville and Salt Fork.
Wells leads Comets at Cowchip Classic
By Fred Kroner Junior Thomas Wells -placed 10th on Saturday (Sept. 2) in the boys’ race for No. 1 runners in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic cross-country meet. Wells’ 3-mile time was 18 minutes, 58.7 seconds. The Comets did not have enough runners to be scored as a team. The other […]
Oakwood Volleyball defeats Tri-County
By Fred Kroner Quinn Sperry distributed 16 assists on Thursday (Aug. 31) as the Oakwood volleyball team dispatched Tri-County 26-24, 25-9 in a non-conference match at home. Luci Morris posted a team-high 10 kills. Laney Clouse ended with nine digs and Nikita Taylor contributed three service aces. Oakwood (1-2) returns […]
Oakwood football captures win in home-opener
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s football team bounced back from an opening-game loss in impressive fashion on Friday (Sept. 1), winning its home-opener 61-22 against Georgetown-Ridge Farm. “It was a good showing,” Oakwood coach Cameron Lee said. “We had a lot of guys contribute.” Five of the team’s touchdowns were scored […]
Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer records second shut-out
By Fred Kroner Brody Taflinger and Thomas Wells each had one goal and one assist on Thursday (Aug. 31) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team recorded its second shutout, 2-0, at home over Iroquois West. Taflinger’s goal was the only scoring in the first half. The Comets held a 35-0 […]
Cafarelli wins at Willow Pond
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s Ashten Cafarelli was the medalist on Thursday (Aug. 31) in a three-school boys’ golf meet at Willow Pond, in Rantoul. Cafarelli carded a 37 and posted a 2-shot win. Teammate Talan Miller shot a season-best 42 and tied for fifth individually. SJ-O’s other entrants were […]
SJO tennis wins three singles matches
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden posted wins in three singles matches on Thursday (Aug.31), but dropped a 6-3 decision in a girls’ tennis match at Watseka. The Spartans’ wins came from sophomore Lily Rice (6-3, 3-6, 10-6 at No.4), senior Lauren Lannert (6-1, 6-1 at No. 5) and junior Olivia […]